The Night of the Hunter (1955)

  • NR
  • 07/26/1955 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 33m

It’s a hard world for little things.

Overview

In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

Davis Grubb

Novel

Charles Laughton

Screenplay, Director

James Agee

Screenplay

Cast

Robert Mitchum's headshot

Robert Mitchum

Preacher Harry Powell
Billy Chapin's headshot

Billy Chapin

John Harper
Sally Jane Bruce's headshot

Sally Jane Bruce

Pearl Harper
Shelley Winters's headshot

Shelley Winters

Willa Harper
Lillian Gish's headshot

Lillian Gish

Rachel Cooper
James Gleason's headshot

James Gleason

Uncle Birdie Steptoe
Evelyn Varden's headshot

Evelyn Varden

Icey Spoon
Don Beddoe's headshot

Don Beddoe

Walt Spoon

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